Donald Chaffin
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Born1944 (age 81–82)
Nottingham, England
OccupationArtist
Donald Chaffin | |
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| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) Nottingham, England |
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Donald W. Chaffin (born 1944) is a British artist, known for his illustrations for children's books, notably the first edition of Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox.[1] He was also a consultant on Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of the story, and received "special thanks" in the credits.[2][3]
Chaffin was born in 1944 in Nottingham,[4] and worked as the resident hatmaker at Nottingham Playhouse.[5]
Chaffin's 1969 painting of Lord Byron is in the collection of Newstead Abbey.[6][7] During development of the 2009 film adaptation of Fantastic Mr. Fox, director Wes Anderson reportedly enlisted Chaffin to help with the illustrations.[8]
